Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Broccoli Cheddar Soup

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup Tips How do you keep broccoli cheddar soup from curdling? Curdling in a cream soup usually occurs when the milk or cream is added at too high of a heat. As you incorporate the milk and broth into the cooked onion and flour mixture, keep the heat at medium and stir continuously with a whisk.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Broccoli Cheddar Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook broccoli cheddar soup using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:
  1. Make ready 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
  2. Take 1 small onion diced
  3. Take 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  4. Make ready 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) butter
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp pepper
  6. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  7. Get 2 cups milk
  8. Get 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, sharp or extra sharp
  9. Get 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
  10. Prepare 2 1/2-3 cups chopped, lightly steamed or blanched broccoli

In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Slowly add chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Broccoli Cheddar Soup is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a soup of pureed broccoli and broth with cheese. Although it's pureed, it does still have some texture in it from small bits of broccoli, which is very welcome.

Steps to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:
  1. Simmer chicken broth and onion for 15 to 20 minutes in a covered small saucepan, until onions are soft.
  2. Put the broccoli in a large glass bowl with a Tbsp of water and cover with saran wrap. Microwave for 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. Heat milk in microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. In a separate medium sized stockpot, melt butter, then add flour, salt and pepper. Cook together, stirring constantly for 2 minutes, then whisk in warmed milk. Stir and heat together on medium heat until mixture starts to thicken.
  5. Add warmed chicken broth to mixture and stir until well blended. Add cheeses and stir until completely melted. Stir in steamed broccoli and serve.
  6. Enjoy!

There are a few keys to making this soup really special: Blanch the broccoli: I like to blanch the broccoli before. Melt the butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add broccoli stalks and potato pieces to pot and stir to coat in butter. Reduce heat to medium-low and keep at a simmer. It's a favorite of kids because of it's creamy texture and cheesy flavor, and loved by parents because it's secretly loaded with a ton of nutritious veggies.

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